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Tweet The PUBLISH command creates the multi-page DWF, DWFx, or PDF files. You can also use the command to batch plot to a plotter. This command gives you a lot of flexibility to choose which drawings to output. Be sure to save your drawing before using the PUBLISH command. Choose Output tab > Plot panel> [...] Tweet A reader asked me how to label the scale of individual viewports when they have different scales. You can use fields to accomplish this. Here’s a drawing with 2 viewports, one on the left and one on the right. Each one uses a different scale. Here are the steps to label each viewport: [...] Tweet A reader asked me, “Can we have AutoCAD print the plotting scale on the drawing?” Yes, you can! I’m going to assume that you have 1 viewport on a layout tab with a title block that will display the scale of that viewport. Here are the steps: Set the scale for the viewport. I [...] Tweet You should draw full size, but rarely do you plot at full size. That’s because your models are not usually the same size as your sheet of paper. Therefore, you have to scale your drawing when you plot. There are a number of ways to do this, but here is the most direct method [...] Tweet Starting with AutoCAD 2012, you can use the VIEWBASE command to quickly create 2D views of your 3D model. These views are called view objects. The command prompts you to create views based on the default 3D views, such as Top, Front, SE Isometric, etc. You can choose a shading style, as well. It’s [...] Tweet Here is a guest blog post from Paul Munford. Did you know that you can set AutoCAD up to show you exactly how your plot will look, even before you Preview it? (You can click the Preview button in the Plot dialog box to preview your plot.) It’s easy – when you know [...] Tweet Almost everyone needs to plot or print drawings. Here are some tips for working with layouts and plotting. Please leave a comment with your own tips so we can have a great plotting resource all in one place! (Thanks to Jozef2011 for the image, found at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:ColorPlotter.jpg.) Working with layouts To see what is [...] Tweet When you’re ready to lay out your drawing for plotting, you’ll start working with layout tabs. Here are some tips to make this task easier. Rename a layout tab by double-clicking it, then just type the new name and press Enter. And remember, you should name your layouts something other than Layout1, Layout2, etc. [...] Tweet There are several ways to export a drawing to a PDF file–I have links to some other related tips below. But most don’t have a way for you to specify your scale, because they aren’t connected to the plotting process. Instead, you can plot to a PC3 file that creates a PDF file. This [...] Tweet A vector image is an image whose underlying definition is vectors, that is lines, directions, and distances. Programs use equations to define vector images. Many programs create vector images, including Microsoft PowerPoint, Adobe Flash, and, of course, AutoCAD. Vectors have a great advantage—they never get grainy when you enlarge them; they’re always crisp and [...] |
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